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5 AGENDA
And why cars don’t have to be fast to be fun, and how relaxing the rules on motorway services may (but probably won’t) improve the quality
6 NEWS
Pictures of the new Honda Accord, which will sire the Rover 600 mid-liner. Plus the next Vauxhall Carlton, Mercedes 190 and Escort
19 INTERVIEW
Peter Ward, chairman of Rolls-Royce, talks about new models, collaborating with BMW, improving sales and increasing productivity
22 IN BRITAIN
Richard Feast on Fiat’s latest attempt to boost British sales. It’s one of the European greats, yet has only two percent of the UK market
26 ORACLE
Rolls-Royce’s model plans include a new Silver Spirit and a smaller, cheaper ‘beetle’ coupe. But paying for them won’t be easy
32 NEWCOMERS
Bentley Brooklands Regal page 32
Porsche 968 Cabrio Lacks excitement? page 36
Seat Toledo Turbodiesel Is it money well spent page 42
Toyota Corolla Average in every way page 47
53 SIR!
An Australian reader warns about speed cameras, and another reckons they may nab the wrong driver. Plus: more comment on the Eln
60 SOAPBOX
Though car drivers deserve sympathy, not condemnation, says one of our readers
65 FRONTLINE
Setright on active ride, Bishop on the Escort Cosworth and good Scott, Goodwin on Kylie flaps, Llewellin on historic racing
74 TOP OF THE DROPS
Mercedes SL — V12 version of the lovely Mercedes SL — at 195 horsepower short of + meets the only contender with real style — the ’93 12-cylinder Jaguar XJS. The Benz is better, but the XJS isn’t exactly bad…
82 FUN FACTOR
Roger Bell compares low economy cars that serve-up giggles as well as miles per gallon! Peugeot 106, Clio, Civic VEi and AX diesel
86 LONG DISTANCE DIARY
Our fun-to-50mpg cars see how far they can go on a tank. Four drivers stick to a set route and to speed limits. One car wins easily
90 NAUGHTY BUT NICE
Russell Bulgin drives the gas-guzzling monster coupes — the new Porsche 928GTS, BMW 850i and Jaguar XJR-S, to see whether they are highly covetable and exciting expresses, or simply old fat dinosaurs
98 DRIVING ON ACID
James Ruppert reports from the annual general meeting of the Battery Vehicle Society, a group devoted to the furtherance of the electric car. Beards and sandals were much in evidence
100 POLE VAULT
We drive the nearest thing there is to a sensible, practical electric car — BMW’s revolutionary E1. Yet even this well engineered machine is miles away from commercial reality
104 STORM FORCE OVER THE ATLANTIC
Paul Horrell rides aboard Airbus’s radical, fast-tech-before-breaking-the-rules engine tests before the launch. The monster’s got 160,000bhp and uses diesel-drinking jet engines
108 ELECTRIC LAZY LAND
The electric roof on the new Honda CRX is yet another frivolous labour saver from the car industry. Brett Fraser lists some others
112 LONG TERM TEST: CLIO CON BRIO
We really loved our Clio 16v despite some annoying wind noise. At 17,000 miles, and 19,000 (hard) miles in only six months, the car was almost as over-the-hill as the back-road flyers we used to use it as
122 LOCAL HERO
Is it true what they say about Essex? Is it rotten? Bulgin takes Essex car to Essex country
128 INSIDE LINE
To put some sparkle into GP racing, FISA has announced: new tyres for next year, new designs of rear wing and front body shape… the noble; the moderate; the sly
129 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Our guide to every new car on sale in Britain — it’s straight-talking, subjective and fun
144 JUST CARS
British cars haven’t reissued some of its old kits. Richard Bremner, who had the bug as a child, buys some… and then puts them away